Newsweek published a story this week about the Best 25 places to live in various parts of the country. The data was compiled by Sperling's Best Places guide, which defines the South as VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, TX, TN, OK, AR, KY, and AL. In this 11 state region, 3 of top 25 suburbs listed were in Florida. It wasn't any surprise to me to see Valrico (where I live) listed in this guide, for it's great schools, low crime and proximity to Tampa. My counterparts in Pinellas County (who often travel as much as an hour each way to come see me) may not agree with this assessment, but the statistics rarely "lie". Check out the full story at:
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/05/0524_afflusub_south/index_01.htm?chan=rss_topSlideShows_ssi_5